Improvement in distilling apparatus



r H. DEYMANN.

DISTILLING APPARATUS.

No.178,420. v Patented June 6,1876.

IIIIIIIIIIII MPETERS, PHOTQ-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrron.

HENRY DEYMANN, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN DISTILL ING APPARATUS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 78, 120, dated J une 6, 1876 application filed April 7,- 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY DEYMANN, of Toledo,iu thecounty of Lucas and in the State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DistillingAppara-tus; and do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, mak- 1n g a part of this specification.

My in veution relates to that class of appara tus used in distilling spirituous liquors, known as stills; and the nature and object of my invention are to do away with or obviate the necessity of using a column or any device for filtering the spirits either before or after distil llng; or, in other words, to dispense entirely with rectifiers, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing,.in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of my invention. Fig.2 is a section through the line a: as, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a part thereof.

A represents a case or reservoirof cast-iron, or any other suitable material, of a size to correspond with the capacity required, and of any desired or. convenient shape. This case is made so that when in working order it will be watertight, and when in use will be filled with water; and, for the purpose of keeping it at all times at the proper temperature, a current of water may be made to pass through it by means of pipes admitting the same at the top and discharging at the bottom, or vice versa. This is for the purpose of cooling the liquors as they are passing through the still in the pipes, and in the manner hereinafter described.

To each edge or longitudinal side of the case A are attached cylindrical receivers B, of any required number. These receivers, instead of being placed opposite each other, are set in diagonal lines with the cross-section of said case or reservoir, so that those upon one side will stand on a line to their center between those on the opposite side. The receivers B may be made of copper, brass, or any other metal or material suitable for the purpose, and

may be made of any desired shape, either round, square, or oblong. These arelitt-ed to the case or receiver in such a manner as to be absolutely tight and prevent the vapor from escaping on its course upward. The vapor from the spirits is admitted to these receivers by an inclined pipe, 0, from one side or edge of the reservoir, which conducts it through said reservoir A into the lower half of the first receiver B; from thence it is taken by another similar pipe, 0, attached to the upper portion of the first receiver back through the reservoir to the lower half of the second receiver, and so on as many times as may be necessary. When through the last pipe it is discharged direct into the cooler, that part of the apparatus usually termed the goose being dispensed with.

The pipes O are nadeof copper or other suitable material, and at the point where each pipe, in conducting the vapor upward, enters the receiver, there is an offset, a, at the bottom of the pipe to prevent the liquor, which condenses in the pipe and upon the breakers therein,from passingthrough or being forced through into the receiver above, but compelling it to return to the next one below, so that it will not be admitted to the receiver above when the liquor is of a higher proof than what it is in the pipe. The receivers B are provided with drain-pipes D, which are attached to the center of the first receiver from the top and conducted across to the bottom of thcnext receiver upon the opposite side of the reservoir, another being attached to the center of this second receiver, and entering the next upon the opposite side from it at the bottom, and so on to the last, where any overflow is conducted by suitable pipes back to the boiler. The object of these pipes is to prevent the receivers from becoming more than just so full of the solid liquor which contains the fusel-oil before it is conducted to the next receiver below, which, in turn, disposes of its surplus in the same manner. The discharge ends of these pipes are admitted to the bottoms of the receivers and below the level of the liquid in the same, so that none of the vapor may ascend through these pipes, but follow the channel provided for it. The vapor-conducting pipes (3 are provided each with a series of perforated flanges or breakers, Gsix, or more or lessfor the purpose of facilitating the purification of the vapor as it is passing through the pipes; and at the end of each pipe, where the vapor is discharged into the receiver, a double cylinder, I J, is provided for receiving it, and again adding to the purification by passing it first through a long opening or slot, b, in the inside cylinder I at the top, from whence it is conducted entirely around this cylinder in a very narrow space, X, to the bottom of the outside cylinder J, where it is discharged through a similar opening, (Z, into the first receiver, and so on to the last.

The breakers G and slotted concentric cylinders I J form a very essential part of my in' vention, as they tend to greatly facilitate the purification of the vapor as it is passing through by retarding the current and so distributing it that it comes in contact with coolin g surface in every particular.

To each tier of receivers or each side of the reservoir a drain-pipe, K, is attached, which is connected by a valve or cook, L, to the bottom of each receiver, so that by simply opening the valve or cook the liquor may be drawn ofl from any one or all of the receivers, and, by suitable pipes, conducted back to the boiler.

The receivers B are provided with heads, fastened on with bolts, so that the same may be removed at any time for the purpose of cleaning, and when the heads are removed at any time for the purpose of cleaning, the breakers G, which are placed upon a rod, d, may be removed, and the whole thoroughly and perfectly cleaned in a'very short space of time.

With this construction of my still I secure, among others, the following important advantages: Triple Cologne spirits may .be distilled as high as 190 to 193, and there is comparatively no loss; a great saving in fuel, labor, and material is effected; and by this apparatus I distil direct from the highwines without rectifying, as by the old process.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The case A, with two series of receivers, B B, set alternately on opposite sides thereof, and connected by the'inclined pipes O 0 passing through the case or reservoir, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The pipes D, passing through the case or reservoir A, and connecting the alternate receivers B on opposite sides thereof, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. Theeinclined' vapor-conducting pipe 0,

provided at the bottom of its upper end with the shoulder or ofi'set a, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

4:. A series of alternately-inclined connecting-pipes, 0, provided with interior breakers Gr, set upon rods d, in combination with the case A and the receivers B, set alternately on opposite sides, thereof, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

5. The concentric cylinders I J, forming a space or chamber, as, between them,and formed respectively with the slots 1) d, as shown and described, in combination with the receiver B and pipe 0, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of April,.1876.

- HENRY DEYMANN. Witnesses:

A. T. BARNES, M. W. HIPP. 

